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What’s Inside?- Greg Norman Collection to Sponsor West Chapter Championship- Colorado Golf and Turf Renews Partnership- Imperial Speed Matters Partnership Announced- And much more!
The Official Publication of the Colorado PGAMay 2015
PEAKSPROCOLORADO PGA ANNOUNCES SECOND PGA HOPE CHAPTER
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Picture This!A sprinkler left on overnight left rather interesting results at Beaver Creek Golf Club early this spring.Photo courtesy of Ed Marzec, PGA | Assistant Golf Professional | Country Club of the Rockies
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President’s Report5 Opportunities Abound!
District Director Report6 PGA of America Update
Exec. Director’s Report8 What’s Your Plan?!
Section Content 9 Colorado PGA Announces Second PGA HOPE Chapter9 Colorado PGA Professional to be featured on CBS10 West Chapter Spring Meeting Recap11 Colorado Golf and Turf Renews Partnership12 Greg Norman - Dunning Golf Announce New West Chapter Championship Sponsorship12 Woodbridge Realty Added as Partner14 Imperial Announces Speed Matters Partnership with Colorado PGA
Member Update16 Members on the Move!17 The Bulletin Board
Player Development19 Colorado PGA Members Capitalize on KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Junior Golf20 Get In Session with Golf in Schools20 Colorado PGA Junior Golf Introduces “Junior Links” Newsletter
UCCS PGA PGM22 Supporting an Intern
Tournaments24 Inverness Golf Club Pro Am Recap25 Valley Country Club Pro Am Recap25 Stroke Play #1 Recap27 Todd Creek Golf Club Pro Am Recap28 Stroke Play #2 Recap28 Playing Ability Test Schedule
What’s in the Bag?28 Geoff Keffer, PGA
Rules Article31 We Don’t Need No Stinkin
Rules; Dropping Zones
Sponsors32 Colorado PGA Partners
ContentsImportant DatesMay 4, 2015Colorado AvidGolfer Pro AmLakewood Country Club
May 11, 2015National Car Rental Pro AmColumbine Country Club
May 11, 2015US Open Local QualifierThe Heritage at Westmoore
May 11, 2015US Open Local QualifierBroadmoor Golf Club
May 13, 2015Stroke Play #3Legacy Ridge Golf Course
May 18, 2015Myran Craig Pro-ProColorado Golf Club
May 19, 2015US Open Local QualifierCollindale Golf Course
May 20, 2015IVY Pro AmCheyenne Shadows Golf CourseFt. Carson
Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director/[email protected] P (303) 996-1593 C (719) 761-6125
Keith Soriano, PGA Player Dev.elopment Director/Operations [email protected] P (303) 996-1590 C (720) 841-1006
Patrick Salva Marketing and Communications [email protected] P (303) 996-1597 C (303) 246-1007
Diane Plassmeyer Business [email protected] P (303) 996-1595 C (720) 271-9660
Justin Limon, PGA Tournament [email protected] P (303) 996-1588 C (720) 390-1160
Katie Ann RobinsonJunior Golf [email protected] (303) 996-1591C (303) 668-1551
Bruce LubachEmployment [email protected] (402) 261.3604C (402) 802.8241
Colorado PGA Section Staff
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OfficersLeslie Core-Drevecky, PGA President | 2015-2016Ty Thompson, PGA Vice-President | 2015-2016Ben Welsh, PGA Secretary | 2015-2016Barry Milstead, PGA Hon. President | 2015-2016Eddie Ainsworth, PGA Executive Director
Board of DirectorsAndy Benson, PGA 2014-2016 Jeff Carlson, PGA 2014-2016Sam Chapman, PGA 2014-2016 Matt Cohen, PGA 2013-2015Rick Ellefson, PGA 2015-2017Scott Erwin, PGA 2015-2017Kyle Heyen, PGA District 9 DirectorJim Hajek, PGA 2015-2017Charles ‘Vic’ Kline, PGA Past District 9 DirectorCathy Matthews-Kane, PGA 2013-2015Steve Patterson, PGA 2013-2015
West Chapter PresidentMike Mendelson, PGA
Independent DirectorTheo GregorySpencer Zinn
President’s Message Opportunities Abound!Hello Fellow PGA Members & Apprentices,
The season is under way and we have some very exciting programs coming up in May!
The “Ivy” Pro-Am features the Colorado Section partnering with the 4th Infantry Division of Ft. Carson on Wednesday, May 20th. The hands-on clinic, lunch and pro-am will be held at the Cheyenne Shadows Golf Course located on the Ft. Carson Army Base. Each PGA Professional will be paired with 3 soldiers from the Warrior Transition Battalion for the 18 hole scramble. This year all participants will have the opportunity to enjoy the Dennis Walters Golf Show.
Last year, fellow PGA Profession-al, Geoff Keffer, played in the Pro-Am for the first time and had these comments to share, "The Fort Carson Pro-Am is a great experience that I believe every Pro in the section should participate in at least once. To be able to spend the day with all the amazing men and women of our armed forces who have served our country and given so much is an absolute honor." 30 Golf Professionals will be needed for the event so sign up today on the Colorado Section website!!
With the PGA of America purchasing the PGA Jr. League and all the national attention the program is receiving, it has taken the Colorado Section by storm. Last year the Denver Metro area had 8 facilities partic-ipating with 10 teams. This year we have 55 facilities participating across the Section with teams still being added. It’s not too late to get a team and join a league. For more information, call The Section’s Player De-velopment Director, Keith Soriano or our Junior Golf Director, Katie Ann Robinson for more details.
As always, we would love to hear from you. If you have any questions for the Section Officers, Board of Directors or Section Administration Staff, please don’t hesitate to contact any of us.
Sincerely,
Leslie Core-Drevecky, PGAPresidentColorado PGAHead ProfessionalMurphy Creek Golf Course
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District 9 Director Report State of the Golf Panel, Performance Track, and Member BenefitsOver the past few years, the golf industry has seen
numerous negative articles on the decline of the game. PGA of America staff, with the lead coming from our CEO Pete Bevacqua, spend countless hours in promoting the efforts of PGA Professionals growing the game of golf, in order to negate the impact of these stories.
During the Masters, Pete was on the State of Golf panel hosted by Forbes Magazine, along with:
• Mike Davis, Executive Director of USGA
• Tim Finchem, PGA Tour Commissioner
• Steve Mona, CEO of World Golf Foundation
• Mike Whan, LPGA Commissioner
These leaders spoke directly on the economic health of the business of golf. Below are Pete’s comments from that panel discussion.
What is your view of golf for 2015?
Golf is on a positive turn, and it is encouraging to see golf participation rates start to produce positive momentum, especially among youth. We’re making an impact across all demographics through key initiatives, such as Get Golf Ready, PGA Junior League, and Drive, Chip and Putt.
The PGA of America is bullish on the golf industry based on some key trends:
1. Development of the next generation of golfers
2. Industry’s commitment to making golf more wel-coming
Led by our 28,000 PGA Professionals, the number of youth golfers has grown by 29% to 3.1 million golfers. Our recent acquisition of PGA Junior League Golf elevates our youth commitment. PGA Junior League participation nearly doubled last year to more than
17,000 boys and girls.
In June, the KPMG Women’s PGA Champion-ship will be held at Westchester Country Club. The PGA is deeply commit-ted to elevating the women’s game, and we’re excited to partner with KPMG and the LPGA to host this major. The champi-onship also will host an innovative symposium for top businesswomen, so they can discover how the game serves as an opportunity to forge relationships and foster leadership skills. Through our partnership with KPMG and the LPGA this Championship will act as a platform to inspire girls and women to participate in golf throughout their lives.
What did you hope to accomplish with National Golf Day, April 15?
By communicating the PGA of America’s mission of serving our Members and growing the game of golf, we show that our PGA Professionals are leaders in golf and in their communities. It is imperative we promote golf’s nearly $70 billion annual economy, $4 billion an-nual charitable impact, environmental value and fitness benefits.
Another critical component to our meetings on Nation-al Golf Day will bring awareness to programming we deploy to grow the game of golf. Get Golf Ready has grown exponentially over the past year. The industry-wide initiative is now comprised of 62% women and 21% minorities, with 88% who participated in 2014 having little or no golf experience. There were more than 99,000 students in Get Golf Ready in 2014 and a growth rate of 15% in its sixth year.
(National Golf Day is an annual event where our lead-ership spends the day at the United States Capitol with our country’s leaders).
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This is an example of the day-to-day work that goes in fulfilling the mission of the PGA of America for serving the member and growing the game of golf.
PGA PerformanceTrak
One of the best tools that we have at our fingertips is PGA PerformanceTrak.
Like you, at times it is a challenge to find a few minutes in our busy day to add another item to the list. Howev-er, the information you input on PerformanceTrak can make a difference. The data collected that is current and from PGA Professionals give our PGA Staff and leadership more positive information to share and edu-cate the golfing public, in order to change the percep-tion of the decline in golf.
PerformanceTrak data also can be used as your Finan-cial Management Resource for your facility. By report-ing and accessing PerformanceTrak, you can obtain:
• Service to assist you with benchmarking your golf facility’s performance against your market
• Monthly and year-to-date tracking, which provides you with insights on where you stand and where you need to act
• Access to local, regional and national trends
• Reporting to support business decisions, employer updates and financial planning
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Paul Metzler, Senior Director of Research at the PGA of America.
Member Benefits
As a PGA member, you are entitled to receive some in-credible discounts from sponsors of the PGA of Ameri-ca including:
• Mercedes–Benz USA (Official Patron) – Receive up to a $4,000 discount on a purchase or lease on a new automobile.
• OMEGA (Official Patron) – Receive up to a 20% discount on time pieces.
• Samsung (Official Patron) - Discounts available on televisions, tablets, cameras and other consumer electronics at Samsung.com.
• National Car Rental (Official Partner) – Sign up for Emerald Club, and receive discounts on car rentals.
• KitchenAid (Official Partner) - Receive substantial discounts by registering and visiting their website.
• TruGreen (Official Licensee) – Receive up to 20% off lawn care.
If you visit the Member Benefits section of PGA.org, you will find additional information, as well as purchas-ing programs for these partners.
Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAidGood luck to PGA member Steve Schnieter from the Utah Section, who will be competing in the Senior PGA Championship presented by Kitchen Aid, May 21-24, at French Lick Resort in Indiana.
I hope all of you have a great May of golf, with full tee sheets and lesson books!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Kyle Heyen, PGA
National Director, District 9
Head Golf Professional
Hiwan Golf Club
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By now I’m certain that all of you have developed and are ready to execute your business plan for
2015, but the question I would like to ask you is what’s your plan for personal growth? How do you get better at what you do? How do you improve your relation-ships? How do you gain more depth and wisdom as a person? How do you gain insight? How do you over-come obstacles? Work harder? Work Longer? Wait for things to get better?
As we near the end of another Member Service Requirement (MSR) cycle it causes me to reflect on why we do the things we do. But my thoughts go way beyond MSRs. James Allen wrote in his book “As a Man Thinketh”, “People are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.” At times we might complain about our circumstances, and want to improve them, but what are we truly doing to improve ourselves? So allow me to ask you, what is your plan for personal growth?
Some of us may assume we grow automatically. We’re like Charlie Brown in Charles Schultz’s Peanuts comic strip, who once said, “I think I’ve discovered the secret to life—you just hang around until you get used to it.” The problem is that we don’t improve by simply living. We have to be intentional about it. Bruce Springsteen commented, “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man (or woman) you want to become and start being the man (or woman) you want to be”.
Some of us may honestly not know how to grow. Some will say I don’t have the time; it’s not the right time to begin. John Maxwell shared a riddle from his youth; “One of my father’s favorite riddles to us went like this: Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decided to jump off. How many are left?” The first time he responded, he answered, “One”. “No”, his father responded. “Five. Why? Because there’s a difference between deciding and doing!” American politician Frank Clark said, “What great accomplishments we’d have in the world if everybody had done what they intended to do.” Most people don’t act as quickly as they should on things. They find themselves subject to the Law of Diminishing Intent, which says, “The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it”.
So please allow me to ask you again, what is your plan for per-sonal growth? My personal mission in life is to make a positive impact in the lives of others. It is my calling and what gives me fulfilment. If you are anxious to improve your circumstances, and are in need of developing a plan, we stand ready as your Section Staff to assist you with the resources you need to help you grow, and have relationships with many others who would love to provide assistance along the
way. Give me a call and I’d be glad to sit down with you to start you on this process.
It’s about a whole lot more than MSR’s! As leaders we must make a personal com-mitment to grow. If you want to reach your potential and
become the person you were created to be, you must do much more than just experience life and hope that you learn what you need along the way. You must go out and seize growth opportunities as if your future depended on it. Why? Because it does. Growth doesn’t just happen-not for me, not for you, not for anybody. You have to go after it!
Very Respectfully,
Eddie
What’s your plan?Eddie Ainsworth, PGA
People are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwill-ing to improve themselves; they
therefore remain bound.
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The Colorado PGA is excited to announce the cre-ation of the Denver VA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) Chapter. The partnership operates with the goal of introducing golf to veterans and wounded warriors as a means of rehabilitation, recreation, and reconnection.
“I’m glad that the Colorado PGA is reaching out to get more Veterans involved in the sport of golf,” said Daniel Warvi, Public Affairs Officer of the VA Eastern Colora-do Health Care System. “Disabled Veterans of all ages and abilities report better health, new friendships and a better quality of life when participating in adaptive sports. Disabled Veterans who are physically active simply have more fun!”
This is the second chapter of PGA HOPE hosted by the Colorado PGA. In 2013, the Colorado PGA partnered with the Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB) at Ft. Carson to host the founding chapter of PGA HOPE in Colorado. The WTB serves as a temporary assignment for soldiers who are recovering from major service-induced injuries. Through a partnership with the WTB at Ft. Carson, and with the support of the PGA Professionals at Cheyenne Shadows GC, the PGA HOPE program was able to provide an introductory golf experience, playing and social events for more than 100 wounded warriors and their families all at no cost to the soldier or their support system.
“We are extremely excited about our PGA Hope program expanding into Denver,” said Eddie Ainsworth, Colorado PGA Executive Director. “We have seen such positive results from this program assisting our soldiers and families at Fort Carson that we feel privileged to reach even more of our veterans. Golf can truly be a rehabilitation tool and our veterans can be assured were ready and willing to stand beside them as they go through the rehabilita-tion process. “
The Denver VA Chapter will work to provide an oppor-tunity to the 81,343 unique Veterans using VA Eastern Colorado facilities. Clinics will include 5 1-hour lessons along with on-course play/access and a graduation event.
Crystal Black, a Recreation Therapost with the Denver VA was exposed to golf and the Colorado PGA at an event at Fizsimons Golf Course two years ago. “The Denver VA Recreation Therapy Department began working with Colorado PGA in 2013 for a one day adaptive golf experience to allow Veterans to gain exposure to golfing and use this sport as a tool to aid in their rehabilitation and recovery,” she recently noted. “The program has since expanded to include additional training opportunities and allows Veterans to partici-pate in golfing more regularly at courses throughout Colorado.”
Colorado PGA Announces Second PGA HOPE Chapter
Paul Surniak, PGA Director of Instruction at Cheyenne Shad-ows Golf Course and the lead instructor for the Ft. Carson PGA HOPE Chapter will be featured on the CBS special “PGA HOPE - Impacting Lives Through Golf” on Saturday, May 16, 2015. The program, directed and producing by the PGA of America, will air from 12:00p to 1:00p prior to the telecast of the Wells Fargo Championship.
Colorado PGA Professionals to be featured on CBS
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Five Elected to West Chapter Board of DirectorsThe West Chapter of the Col-
orado PGA held their annual Spring Membership Meeting on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Book-cliff Country Club in Grand Junc-tion, Colorado. The meeting was chock-full of chapter business and education seminars.
The meeting was opened with the ritual West Chapter Roll Call in which each member states their name and the club they are affiliated with. Five candidates were up for election to the West Chapter Board of Directors; Luke Brosterhous, PGA Director of Golf at Catamount Ranch and Club; Jaques Deyoe, PGA Assistant Professional at Aspen Glen Club; Brett Gagnon, PGA Assistant Professional at Red Sky Golf Club; John McIntyre, PGA Head Professional at Frost Creek Golf Club; and CJ Rhyne, PGA Director of Instruction at GJ Golf. Three positions were open based on the three-year cycle of the board as well as two positions based on former members of the Board relocating outside of the Section. Those in attendance confirmed each candidate to the board.
West Chapter President Mike Mendelson then took the stage to honor the West Chapter Award Winners. They were as follows:
• Golf Professional of the Year | Alice Plain, PGA | Vail Golf Club
• Teacher of the Year | Al Pryor, PGA | Dos Rios Golf Club
• Bill Strausbaugh Award | Tom Taylor, PGA | Hay-
maker Golf Club
• Youth Player Development | Nathan Corsbie, PGA | Eagle Ranch Golf Club
• Player Development Award | Zachary Massey, PGA | Tiara Rado Golf Course
• Merchandiser of the Year Public | Troy Youngren, PGA | Cobble Creek Golf Course
• Merchandiser of the Year Resort | Mike Swan, PGA | Crested Butte Golf Club
• Merchandiser of the Year Private | Tom Apple, PGA | Country Club of the Rockies
• Assistant Golf Professional of the Year | David Thompson, PGA | Eagle Vail Golf Club
Following the meeting was a Pro-Pro Scramble. Posting an impressive twelve-under-par 59 was the team of Ari Papadopolous, PGA Head Professional at the Norman Course at Red Sky Golf Club and Chad Hansen, PGA Head Professional at the Country Club of the Rockies. There was a log-jam of five teams that finished tied for second after posting eight-under-par 63.
Click here to access the complete results of the tournament.
Hansen and Papadopolous Win Pro-Pro
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Partner IssueColorado Golf and Turf Renews
Partnership For more than two decades the Colorado PGA and
Colorado Golf and Turf have been like two peas in a pod as they support Colorado PGA Professionals. That support will continue in 2015 as Colorado Golf and Turf recently agreed to renew their partnership.
“As the Club Car distributor, we obviously have a vested interest in seeing golf flourish in Colorado and Wyoming, and we feel that the Colorado PGA Section is the best organization to promote the game,” noted Colorado Golf and Turf owner Tom Bauerle. “We are so proud to support the Section in its efforts to promote the game. It has been a very enjoyable experience partnering the great people in the Colorado Section, and we believe it has been mutually beneficial, and we look forward to years of partnership to come.”
The renewed partnership will place Colorado Golf and Turf and Club Car as a Presidents Club Partner of the Colorado PGA. On a local level, Colorado Golf
and Turf will be a presenting sponsor of the West Chapter Spring Member-ship Meeting, West Chapter Championship, Pro Assistant Championship, and the Pro-GM-Super-Club Official. Nationally, Club Car continues to support Colorado PGA Professionals as a supporting partner of the Colorado PGA Professional Championship.
“We couldn’t be happier to be renewing our partner-ship with Colorado Golf and Turf and Club Car,” noted Colorado PGA Executive Director Eddie Ainsworth. “When I think of a true friend and partner of the Colorado PGA, Tom Bauerle, Jim Muir, and Colorado Golf and Turf are some of the first people that come to mind.”
• Warren Smith Award: Scott Erwin, PGA | Maroon Creek Golf and Country Club
• President’s Award | Jim Cook, PGA | Aspen Glen Club
Ed Marzec, PGA Assistant Professional at Country Club of the Rockies then gave an update on a few new and exciting additions and changes to the West Chapter Tournament Schedule. He noted the addition of the West Chapter Pro-Junior at River Valley Ranch Golf Club on June 19, 2015 and the West Chapter Pro-Pro at The Bridges Country Club on June 21, 2015. Ed also noted the addition of two new sponsors to the West Chapter Championship and the POD system being implemented in the Match Play Championship.
The Century of Golf was then highlighted by Colorado PGA Honorary President Barry Milstead. He started off by giving a brief history of the Colorado PGA and the Colorado Golf Association and ended by encouraging those in attendance to get involved in the Century of Golf Challenge and the Century of Golf Gala.
Leslie Core-Drevecky, President of the Colorado PGA and Eddie Ainsworth, Executive Director/CEO of the Colorado PGA then partnered to update the members on Colorado PGA REACH. They highlighted the three pillars that make up Colorado PGA REACH and touched on programs that are aligned under each
pillar. They concluded with an introduction of the ten members of the Colorado PGA REACH Board of Trustees.
Education seminars focusing on Food and Beverage concluded the meeting. Eric Feely, PGA General Manager at The Bridges Country Club and Ben Welsh, PGA Director of Golf at EagleVail Golf Club combined to lead a discussion on Food and Beverage operations. They highlighted the successful programs at their own facilities and acknowledged the numerous obstacles in the industry. Multiple PGA Professionals used their vast experience to interject their thoughts in the lively discussion.
High Country Beverage and Field Marketing Manager Tom Nichols presented Beer 101 as the second half of the education seminar. Tom, a CERTIFIED CICERONE®, began his discussion of beer by talking about how it is made and the process it takes to get from the produc-tion facility to the golf course. He went on to discuss the differences in beer and concluded his presentation by showing how beer and beer promotions can be integrated into events to increase revenue.
The Colorado PGA would like to thank the host facility, Bookcliff Country Club, and their PGA Professional staff, Head Professional Brett Winder and Assistant Professional Tim Tafoya.
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Greg Norman/DUNNING Commit Two-Year PartnershipThe Colorado PGA announced at the 2015 West Chapter Spring Membership Meeting a brand new, two-year partnership with Greg Norman Collection and Dunning Golf. The partnership will position the two companies, under the Tharanco Lifestyles brand, as a Gold Level Partner of the Colorado PGA.
Both lines are represented in Colorado by longtime support of the Colorado PGA and our member Profes-
sionals Mike Giarrat-ano. “Greg Norman wants to partner with the Colorado PGA because the Greg Norman Collection is predominantly a green grass brand versus the off course or big box doors that are available,” Mike noted during the partnership process. “There is no better endorser of our brand than the PGA Profes-sional.”
Greg Norman and Dunning Golf will leverage their part-nership at the West
Chapter Championship scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, September 21-22, 2015 at Aspen Glen Club in Carbondale, Colorado. Each participant in the field will receive a layering piece from the Greg Norman Collec-tion. Additionally, the two companies will support the overall purse of the event to the tune of $1,500. Finally, the host facility staff and the Colorado PGA Section Staff will be outfitted in Greg Norman Collection and Dunning Golf attire for the two days of the champion-ship.
“It’s so great to be able to partner with a new company in Greg Norman – Dunning through a longtime Colorado PGA friend in Mike Giarrata-no,” noted Eddie Ainsworth, Colorado PGA Executive Direc-tor. “This partnership will elevate our West Chapter Champion-ship to be a truly premier event the next two years.”
The partnership was launched with an announcement during the meeting and closest-to-the-hole prizes on four par 3’s during the Pro-Pro Scramble. PGA Profes-sionals who won prizes were:
Jeff Hanson, PGA – Director of Golf at Red Sky Golf Club (and his partner Andrew Buccholz)
Ben Welsh, PGA – Director of Golf at EagleVail Golf Club (and his partner Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA)
Pat Foppe, PGA – Assistant Professional at The Bridges Country Club (and his partner Charlie Cobb, PGA)
Steve Van Dyke, PGA – Director of Golf at the Aspen Glen Club (and his partner Ed Marzec, PGA)
“We are very excited for the opportunity to partner with the Colorado PGA as well as partnering with 20 other PGA sections across the country,” Giarratano noted after the deal was agreed to. “Greg Norman Collection is making a big commitment to the PGA professional in Colorado in hope of growing our part-nerships and the brand.”
Colorado PGA West Chapter Championship
presented by Greg Norman | Dunning Golf and Colorado Golf and Turf
Aspen Glen Club
September 21-22, 2015
$1,500 added to the purse
Each participant will recieve a Greg Norman layering
Aspen Glen Club and Colorado PGA Staff to be outfitted in Greg Norman and Dunning Golf outfits
Details
Woodbridge Realty, a prominent real estate company in the Roaring Fork Valley has agreed to come on board as a presenting sponsor of the Colorado PGA West Chapter Championship. While details are still being worked out, Wood-bridge will tentatively partner as a Silver Level Partner by contributing $2,500 to the overall purse for the event.
Woodbridge Realty Added as Partner
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The Colorado PGA is happy to announce the contin-uation of our partnership with Imperial Headwear.
The relationship between the Colorado PGA and Im-perial Headwear (Imperial) dates back more than two decades to when the company was headquartered in Denver.
“I’m thrilled that we are partnering once again with Im-perial,” said Eddie Ainsworth, Colorado PGA Executive Director. “Jaime Zabolio, John Bond, and the entire Imperial team have been great partners of the Section for years. I’m really looking forward to working with them through the Speed Matters promotion to directly benefit our PGA Professionals in the Colorado Section.”
Speed Matters is a three-month long event where any Imperial event order submitted via Jamie Zabolio for shipment in June, July or August will get a facilities name included in a monthly drawing. Each month two separate winners will be announced in the Colorado PGA Pro Peaks Newsletter with a $500 credit being awarded to each facility selected. If CoolCore is included on an order, the facility name will be entered into the monthly drawing twice.
John Bond, Vice President of Sales and an honorary member of the Colorado PGA, played a critical role in
not only continuing the partnership but developing this new Speed Matters promotion. “It is important to partner with the Colorado PGA Section to support the heart and soul of our customer base,” Bond noted. “Imperial at one level or another has been a partner with the Colorado PGA Section for over 25 years. Having been located here for so long, we take pride in supporting our "local" customers and friends.”
A critical component of Speed Matters is the new line of CoolCore products recently released by Imperial. Highlighted at the 2015 Spring Meeting, “CoolCore Technology represents an extension of "TECH" trends into the headwear segment,” John explained recently. “It is a chemical free, fabric yarn feature that moves moisture freely, promotes faster evaporation and ultimately cools the environment around your head.”
In addition to Speed Matters, Imperial is going to be the title sponsor of the CoolCore Pradera Pro Am schedule for Monday, July 6, 2015. Each participant in the event will receive an Imperial cap with CoolCore technology and $1,500 will be added to the purse.
Furthermore, Imperial will make a product donation to Colorado PGA REACH for programs such as the “IVY” Pro Am at Ft. Carson.
Imperial Unveils New Speed Matters Partnership
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Like the saying goes, “wine gets better with age,” so does the partnership between the Colorado PGA and Masek Golf Cars of Colorado. The partnership, which will mark its twentieth year in 2015, will include the increase in support from three to four events in 2015. Eddie Ainsworth, Executive Director of the Colorado PGA noted that “we are thrilled to announce that we will be partnering with Masek Golf Cars of Colorado for a twentieth year. From our original partnership with Joe and now to his son Jason and John Halbert, Masek has continued to be a great partner of the Colorado PGA and our member professionals.” In all, Masek will partner with the Colorado PGA for the following events: the Pro-Pro-Pro Championship on June 15, 2015 at The Club at Ravenna; the West Chap-ter Pro-Pro on June 22, 2015 at The Bridges; the Stroke Play Championship on July 13, 2015 at Riverdale Golf
Club; and the Colorado PGA Fall Member-ship Meeting on October 5, 2015. “Masek is genuinely interested in growing and fostering the game of golf in Colorado,” noted General Manager John Halbert. “Our partnership with the Section gives us a fantastic ave-nue to promote our products, grow our business and grow the game in Colorado.” Much thanks to Jason Masek, President and John Hal-bert, General Manager on their continued support of the Colorado PGA.
Masek Golf Cars of Colorado and Colorado PGA Extend Partnership
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New ApprenticesGerard C Lanser | B-8 | The Links at Cobble CreekLuke O. Skattum | B-8 | Buffalo Run Golf Course
New MembersJustin M. Blomberg, PGA | A-8 | Red Sky Golf ClubDillon B. May, PGA | A-8 | Cherry Creek Country ClubTyler D. Neary, PGA | | Ft. Collins Country Club
Transfers into the SectionMichael Bratcher, PGA | A-13 | Columbine Country Club | transfer from the Southwest SectionSteven Elbe, PGA | LM | | transfer from the Pacific Northwest SectionScott Hart, PGA | LM | | transfer from the Southwest SectionKury E. Reynolds, PGA | A-1 | Hay Creek Golf Club | transfer from the Utah Section
Members Transferring into the Colorado PGAJoshua L. Coccagna, PGA | A-1 | The Glacier Club | previously in the Pacific Northwest PGABrian W. Dahmer, PGA | A-8 | Boomerang Golf Club | previously in the Southern California PGAJohn M. Dunlop, PGA | A-4 | Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club | previously in the Nothern California PGARemington D. Post, PGA | A-8 | Snowmass Club | previously in the North Florida PGAEdward Provow, PGA | LMA | previously in the Illinois PGAJohn W. Trierweiler, PGA | A-8 | Columbine Country Club | previously in the Indiana PGATyler C. Van Kooten, PGA | A-8 | Roaring Fork Club | previously in the Pacific Northwest PGACharles M. Winn, PGA | A-1 | Sonnenalp Golf Club | previously in the Philadelphia PGA
Happy Birthday!May 1 Kyle M McGee Daniel F Morgan Keith E. Soriano, PGA
May 2 Tyler S. Enna, PGA David J. Nelson, PGA Gary Woodside, PGA
May 3 Jeff E. Freebury, PGA Steve Wallace, PGA
May 4 Billy D. Ellison, PGA Dillon B. May, PGA Kirk R. Mease, PGA Michael Petrisko, PGA Gregory Russ, PGA
May 5 Brian M. Bonos, PGA Craig A. Porter, PGA Doug Rikkers, PGA Kenny Toms, PGA
May 6 Steven C. David, PGA Jesse G. Hansen, PGA Brian Lindstrom, PGA Keith C. Martin, PGA Bob Mueller, PGA Nate Vincent, PGA
May 7 Jason C. Murphy, PGA
May 8 Rudy Castaneda, PGA Thomas Cross, PGA Erroll Miller, PGA Tom Noonan, PGA Scott Sommers, PGA
May 9 Kyle Heyen, PGA John Karamigios, PGA
May 10 Bill Bisdorf, PGA Edward Oldham, PGA Charles D Soule John Vickers, PGA
May 11 Daniel L. Augustine Mark T. Kelbel, PGA Kenneth Krieger, PGA Ed L. Marzec II, PGA
May 12 Ed Bodigheimer, PGA Michael Knights, PGA Paul J. Surniak, PGA
May 13 Brian DallaBetta, PGA Timothy Tafoya, PGA
May 14 Tom Brinkman, PGA Luke Brosterhous, PGA Kirk Padgett, PGA
May 15 Anne Kelly, PGA Ed Nosewicz, PGA Steve Patterson, PGA Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Chris Woods
May 16 Tom Apple, PGA Derek W Eley David Rawlings, PGA
May 17 Nicholas Fiorini, PGA George Miller Jr., PGA
May 18 Eric Knotts, PGA James Newton, PGA
May 19 Arne C. Hansen, PGA Jim K. See II, PGA John T. Wilcox, PGA Bill Winfield, PGA
May 20 Ken Anderson, PGA Andrew Gerlach, PGA Winston Howe Jr., PGA
May 21 Zach S. Gardner, PGA Ryan Mahlstadt, PGA Reese W. McCall, PGA
May 22 Don Campbell, PGA Beau S. Smith, PGA Michael Zaremba, PGA
May 23 Jeffrey C. Carter, PGA Chad Hansen, PGA
May 24 David A. Dent, PGA
May 25 Michael Loosley, PGA Mark A. Sturtz, PGA Visanu Tongwarin, PGA Jeff Wagner, PGA
May 28 Matt Bryant, PGA Mickey Byrne, PGA Don Corey, PGA Kevin Vena, PGA
May 29 Dennis Murray, PGA Richard G Parker, PGA Nathan Pippett, PGA David Thompson, PGA
May 30 Corey L. Butler, PGA Scott A. Cline, PGA Max R Twarjan
May 31 Jonathan L. Dron, PGA Gary G. Hallberg, PGA Scott B. Rethlake, PGA Alexander J Weldon
May Member Update Don Bernal, PGA | LM | PGA Life Member
Todd Coover, PGA | A-13 | The Golf Club at Devils Tower
Donald Graham, PGA | A-8 | Raccoon Creek Golf Course
David Lewis, PGA | A-4 | Walking Stick Golf Club
Michael McGetrick, PGA | LM | PGA Life Member
Quarter Century Members
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Page & Tuttle/Brooks Brothers Looking for Local Sales Rep
Page and Tuttle/Brooks Brothers is looking for a local sales rep to cover Colorado. For more information ont the position, please contact Scott Smith, National Sales Manager at [email protected] or904-616-6036.
Save the Date!2016 G4 SummitOn the heals of a successful 2015 G4 Summit, the official date of the 2016 Summit is set for February 16, 2014. Confirmed speakers include Dotty Pep-per, LPGA Major Championship Winner & ESPN Golf Analyst, Rhett Evans of the GCSAA and Rand Jerris of the USGA.Look for more information but be sure to mark it on your calendars today!
The Bulletin BoardThe Bulletin Board is a quick and easy, one-stop-shop for informal material. Send us Thank You Notes, items for sale, birth announcements, or anything else you think is worth sharing.
PGA Professional Mark Bacheldor and wife welcome baby boy
Golf Professionals Needed for “IVY” Pro AmClick here for more information and to register
Mark Bacheldor, PGA Professional and Intership Director at the University of Colorado Colorado Spring and his wife Morgan welcomed a baby boy into the world on April 27, 2015. Dawson Jacob Bacheldor and his mom are both doing well.
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The announce-ment that the
PGA of America was partnering with KPMG to continue the rich tradition of the LPGA Championship under a new banner intro-duced an opportunity to leverage golf to inspire and develop a new generation of female leaders.
Locally, this partnership enabled the Player Develop-ment Department to coordinate a series of Colorado PGA/KPMG Network of Women (KNOW) Get Golf Ready programs at local clubs to help introduce the game of golf to future business leaders. The programs are exclusive to KPMG employees and positions golf as both a career and network enhancer.
Participating clubs will each host two Get Golf Ready series of lessons throughout May and June and will utilize the 5 lesson series, combined with follow-on league and play opportunities to deepen engagement in the game of golf with these students. Participating clubs and the PGA Professionals leading the charge are:
Highlands Ranch Golf Club – Jaime Sniffin, PGA
The Heritage at Westmoor – Erin Diegel, PGA
Legacy Ridge Golf Course – Erin Diegel, PGA
CommonGround Golf Course – Gary Davis, PGA
The Colorado PGA is excited to introduce golf to a community of female business leaders and to partner with our PGA Professionals to leverage a national partnership. If you are interested in connecting with a business community in your area, contact Keith Soriano, PGA to schedule a consultation.
Colorado PGA Members Capitalize on KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Important features for you to know about our Hole-in-One insurance program
Round Trip air fare for 2 with 4 days / 3 nights accomodat ions$1,000 spending cash, 3 Rounds of golf per person
(1 round each at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hil l and The Links at Spanish Bay)
(Valued at $10,000) Pebble Beach Trip
Round Trip air fare for 2 with 8 days / 7 nights accomodat ions$1,500 spending cash, 4 Rounds of golf per person(ie . St Andrews Old Course & Jubi lee , Carnoust ie , Kingsbarns)
(Valued at $15,000)Scotland Trip
Round Trip air fare for 2 with 8 days / 7 nights accomodat ions$1,500 spending cash, 2 Tickets to The Masters Tournament
( includes Par 3 Contest & four rounds of Tournament Proper)
(Valued at $20,000)Masters Trip
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Junior Golf
The deadline is quickly approaching for fall semester Golf in Schools programs. We will be accepting appli-
cations through May 15, 2015. Forms submitted after this date may not be considered, so get yours in as soon as possible.
The Golf in Schools programs has seen staggering growth over the last six years, and it is a testament to the dedication of our PGA Professionals in the Colorado PGA as well as the tremendous commitment among physical educators in Colorado schools. Both recognize the true value of introducing the great game of golf to youth across the state.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to introduce golf to kids in your local community! It’s the perfect first step into showing kids what your golf club has to offer for juniors. Contact Katie Ann Robinson for an application at [email protected].
Click here to access the program request form.
Get in Session with Golf in Schools!
In efforts to promote the Colorado PGA Junior Golf Programs and engage our junior golfers, their parents,
local clubs and PGA Professionals we are launching a new monthly newsletter! Each issue will highlight the biggest news around the Colorado PGA junior ranks including tournament winners, upcoming events, and even some special tips straight from our PGA Professionals. To sign up for this monthly newsletter, please email Katie Ann Robinson at [email protected].
Colorado PGA Junior Golf introduces “Junior Links” Newsletter
2015 Junior Tour Schedule• June 3 - Kings Deer Golf Course• June 8 - Vail Golf Club• June 18 - Wellshire Golf Course• June 24 – Thorncreek Golf Course• July 2 - Murphy Creek Golf Course• July 9-10 - Colorado PGA Junior Championship• Indian Tree Golf Course• July 16 - Fort Collins Country Club• July 22 - Raccoon Creek Golf Course• July 30 - Greg Mastriona Courses at Hyland Hills• August 5 - Westwoods Golf Course• August 15 - TBD
Click here to access the entire 2015 Schedule
2015 Drive, Chip & Putt ScheduleLocal Qualifiers
June 9- Eagle Ranch Golf Club
Vail, CO
June 25- Fort Collins Country Club
Fort Collins, CO
July 6t Hiwan Golf Club
Evergreen, CO
July 14- Country Club of Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
July 27- Country Club of Castle Pines
Castle Rock, CO
Sub-Regional
August 30 - CommonGround Golf Course
Aurora, CO
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Supporting an Intern- Mark Bacheldor, PGA - Internship Director, UCCS PGA-PGM
The PGA Golf Management Program at the Universi-ty of Colorado Colorado Springs exists to train the
next generation of Golf Professionals. One of the key elements of this program is 16 months of required in-ternship for each student. The students in the program are required to complete these 16 months of internship over 3 separate experiences. While there are a variety of internship opportunities that range from tournament operations to instruction to marketing for a golf course management company, traditionally, students complete their internship work experience at a golf course, under the supervision of a PGA Golf Professional.
So, what’s involved in supporting an intern? It comes down to just that; support. PGA Golf Management students are ready to turn their life into a career in the golf industry and they need someone to show them exactly what that entails. And so the program builds relationships with great PGA Golf Professionals at fantastic sites that see the long-term benefit of hosting and supporting an intern. The benefit being not only having staff on board that is committed to learning as much as they can about the industry, but also that the next generation of Professionals is mentored intention-ally. There is great pride and satisfaction that comes with that responsibility.
The duties of an intern are as elaborate as needed or desired by a site, but can be filled according to the student’s knowledge, or experience in the PGA’s training program. Typically, the level 1 interns, who complete their internship over 3 months during the summer, are placed in roles of outside services as they are getting their feet wet in the golf industry. In order to support these interns, supervisors find ways to teach them a variety of new skills, from the tasks of the outside operation to exposing them to customer/member services, tourna-ment operations, and all the intangibles that go along with and embody a PGA Professional. The second internship in the PGA Golf Management Program takes place after 2 years of academic classwork and lasts 6-7 months. This internship, intentionally designed to take place over an extended period, allows a site to support
an intern by offering more responsibility over a longer period of time. Students are able to experience more opportunity in the golf shop, possibly more golf instruction and a more in depth involvement in all golf course operations. The final internship, which takes place after a student has completed all of their aca-demic coursework, is also intentionally designed to take place over 6-7 months and allows the student to be an integral part of an operation. Sites supporting a level 3 intern have often used this final internship experience as a sort of long-term job interview for a role upon graduation. And often, students in UCCS’s PGA Golf Management program land their first job at the very site in which they complete their final internship.
PGA Professionals that choose to support an internship are afforded the opportunity to train a young man or woman who is interested in following in their steps, committing their future to a career in the game they love. Students in the program must be paid and maintain full-time status during their time as an intern, as mandated by the PGA of America. The results can be far-reaching and impactful, not only for
the students in the program, but the guests and the very culture at a site. A site that uses their position to mentor and support the students in the PGA Golf Management program can expect personal and pro-fessional benefits as they inspire the next generation of PGA Golf Professionals.
For more information, please contact PGA Member, Mark Bacheldor: [email protected] or 719-255-4100.
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TournamentsCliff Survives at Inverness Golf Club Pro Am
Colorado PGA Professional Championship, presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and OMEGA; supported by Titleist/ FootJoy, Nike Golf, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Ashworth, PGA TOUREntries begin May 27, 2015Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Colorado SENIOR PGA Professional Championship, supported by Mercedes-BenzEntries begin June 3, 2015Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 14, 2015
National Car Rental Section PGA Assistant ChampionshipEntries begin June 10, 2015Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Section Championship Registration Dates Announced
Spring in Colorado can come in many forms. Warm, sunny days the remind one of late summer and cold,
blustery, wet days that seem more like the middle of the winter. Monday, April 27 at Inverness Golf Club was cer-tainly the latter of the two.
Graham Cliff, PGA Head Professional at Colorado Golf Club had the luck of the draw as he took advantage of better weather in the afternoon to fire an even-par 70 and win the Inverness Golf Club Pro Am presented by Infinium Spirits and the Colorado Chevy Dealers. Cliff outlast Scott Wells, PGA Assitant Professional at Cherry Creek Country Club, who fired a one-over-par 71 and a group of six PGA Professional who shot two-over-par 72.
In the Two Low Net Team Contest, Geoff Keffer, PGA Assistant Professional at Aurora Hills Golf Course led his team to a tie at 13-under-par 127. They finished in a tie with the team led by Apprentice Dane Reese of The Pinery Country Club.
The 50 for 50 Senior Contest included eight PGA Professionals with Dale Smigelsky, PGA Head Professional at Collindale Golf Club, Rick Cole, PGA Head Professional at Eaton Country Club, and Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Direc-tor of Golf at Ironbridge Golf Club all tying for first at three-over-par 73.
Thank you to Infinium Spirits and Mike Horan as well as the Colorado Chevy Dealers for the support of the In-verness Golf Club Pro Am. Thank you also to Dave Steinmetz, PGA Director of Golf and Assistant Jim Edfors for hosting the event.
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Another Season, Another Keffer VictoryWinning is becoming the norm for Geoff Kef-
fer during the Colorado PGA OMEGA Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year race. Keffer began the wrap-around season in 2014 by posting victories at the Omni Interlocken Tri-Am and the Valley CC Pro-Am and started off 2015 with another victory at the first stroke play event of 2015. Keffer, an Assistant Professional at Aurora Hills Golf Course, posted a seven-under 65 to win by two strokes at Indian Peaks Golf Course in Lafayette, CO. Keffer posted seven birdies and an eagle in his first competitive round of the year.
“This was my first event of the year so it took a few
holes to find a rhythm,” Keffer noted after the event. “All in all, I was very happy. I hit it well, got up and down when I needed, and I was able to take advantage of my length.”
In second place was Kyler Booher, Assistant Profession-al at River Valley Ranch Golf Club in Carbondale who posted a five-under-par 67. Booher posted five birdies and an eagle on his way to second place. Rounding out the top three was Dan Augustine, Assistant Profes-sional at The Country Club at Castle Pines.
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Logjam at the top of Valley CC Pro AmFour Colorado PGA Professionals tied for the win on
Monday, April 13, 2015 at Valley Country Club. Caine Fitzgerald, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Course, Graham Cliff, PGA Head Professional at Col-orado Golf Club, Travis Morton, PGA Head Professional at The Pinery, and Dane Reese, Assistant Professional at The Pinery, all fired three-under-par 69.
In the team event, a new Birdie Bash format was used for the first time. Fitzgerald was able to lead his team to victory as they made 23 net birdies during their round,
Dennis Murray, PGA Director of Instruction at Valley Country Club was the low finisher in the 50 for 50 divi-sion after firing a one-under-par 71.
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Fitzgerald Records Second Straight VictoryThere is a Chinese saying that “good things come in
pairs.” That saying holds true for Caine Fitzgerald who posted his second consecutive victory of the year at the Todd Creek Golf Club Pro Am on Monday, April 20, 2015. Fitzgerald, a PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Course, tallied seven birdies during his round to post a three-under-par 69.
“I see a lot of positives in making seven birdies and hopefully as the season progresses the birdies will con-
tinue to flow and I can clean up the bogeys,” Fitzgerald had to say after his round.
Coming in tied for second with rounds of two-under 70 was Eric Bradley and reigning Dow Finsterwald Player of the Year Geoff Keffer. Bradley, an Assistant Professional at Eagle Ranch Golf Course posted an impressive five birdies himself while Keffer, an Assistant Professional at Aurora Hills Golf Course, posted four.
In the team event, a 3-2-1 Net Pro Am in which one PGA Professional partnered with three amateurs, Graham Cliff led his team to victory by posting a 14-un-der-par 122. The content counted three net scores on par-3s, two net scores on par-4s, and one net score on par-5s. Cliff, the PGA Head Professional at Colorado Golf Club, relied heavily on his amateurs.
“I birdied 13 which helped but they (his amateurs) played awesome golf through that stretch with a couple natural birdies which really helped out,” Graham noted after the event.
The 3-2-1 is a rarely used format for Colorado PGA Pro Ams but even seemed to enjoy the format. “We all really enjoyed the format, it nice to switch things up,” Cliff mentioned.
Dale Smigelsky, the PGA Head Professional at Col-lindale Golf Course continued his domination of the “50 for 50” event. Smigelsky has entered two events on the year and has taken home the victory in both.
In the “50 for 50” event, Doug Rohrbaugh, PGA Head Professional at Ironbridge Golf Course in Carbondale posted a three-under-par 69 to win the Senior Division. Paul Lobato, PGA Head Professional at Meridian Golf Club finished in second place after firing a one-under-par 71.
The event also featured a Blind-Draw Pro-Pro contest. Booher partnered with Blake Sharamitaro, PGA Assis-tant Professional at Lake Arbor Golf Course to post a ten-under-par 62 and tie for the victory. Tying them was Augustine and Rudy Castaneda, PGA Head Profes-sional at Indian Tree Golf Course in Arvada, Colorado.
Another Season, Another Keffer Victory (cont.)
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Voska Outlasts Field at Raccoon Creek
Playing Ability Test ScheduleWest Chapter Events Added
• Tuesday, May 5 | PAT # 1 | CommonGround GC
• Wednesday, May 27 | PAT # 2 | Springs Ranch GC
• Wednesday, June 15 | W.C. PAT # 2 | Ironbridge Golf Club
• Thursday, June 18 | PAT # 3 | Indian Tree GC
• Tuesday, July 7 | PAT # 4 | Fitzsimmons GC
• Wednesday, July 29 | PAT # 5 | Riverdale GC – Knolls
• Wednesday, August 19 | PAT # 6 |TBD (Denver Metro Area)
• Wednesday, September 9th | W.C. PAT # 3 | River Valley Ranch
• Tuesday, September 8 | PAT # 7 | Valley Hi GC
• Wednesday, September 30 | PAT # 8 | Cheyenne Shadows @ Ft. Carson
• Wednesday, October 21 | W.C. PAT # 4 | Tiara Rado Golf Course
• Wednesday, October 21 | PAT # 9 | Collindale GC
Kyle Voska, was victorious at the second stroke play event of the year at Raccoon Creek Golf Course on
Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Voska, a PGA Assistant Profession-al at The Links Golf Course in Highlands Ranch fired an impressive five-under-par 67 to best Eric Bradley by one stroke. Bradley, a PGA Assistant Professional, fired a four-under-par 68. Coming in third place was Shawn Wilcox, PGA Instructor at the Tru - Swing Golf Academy came in third place at two-under-par 70.
The event also featured a two-man Modified Stableford event. The team of Bradley and Mike Northern, PGA Life Member collected 54 points to take home first place. Caine Fitzgerald, PGA Assistant Professional at Murphy Creek Golf Course and Andy Clavin, PGA Assistant Professional at Meridian Golf Club came in second after posting 53 points.
Shawn Wilcox finished first in the 50 for 50 division with his two-under-par finish. Don Allen, PGA General Manager at Raccoon Creek and Bill Loeffler, PGA Owner at The Links Golf Course in Highlands Ranch finished in second after firing one-over-par 73.
Each year the Colorado PGA hosts Playing Ability Tests across the Colorado Section. Event are typcially sched-uled three weeks apart and over a wide geographic area to give as many apprentices a chance to pass in their
own back yard. Below is the current list of 2015 schedule Playing Ability Tests. For more information or to register for any of these event, please click here.
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What’s in my Bag?Geoff Keffer, PGA | Aurora Hills Golf Course
The strongest club in my bag has always been my driv-er. It sets up everything else. I have learned to hit a variety of different shots and distances with my driver which has helped me become the player I am. I play the Titleist 915 D2 with 8.5 degrees of loft and a Diama-na Blue Board X-flex shaft. I put it in play because I like the way it looks and feels.
I play Titleist Pro V1X # 59 with my middle name on them because that is what my dad always called me.
I play the Futura X dual bal-anced putter. I use this putter because it’s more comfortable and I rarely 3 putt with it.
I have Star Wars headcovers because Darth Vader was always my favorite and you can’t have opposing forces so I went with the Storm trooper as well.
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By the NumbersTitleist 915 D2 Driver 330Titleist 915 3-wood 290Titleist 712U 2-iron 275Titleist 712U 4-iron 250Titleist AP2 714 6-iron 220Titleist AP2 714 7-iron 208Titleist AP2 714 8-iron 192Titleist AP2 714 9-iron 178Titleist AP2 714 PW 166Titleist AP2 714 GW 153Titleist SM5 55 wedge 130Titleist SM5 59 wedge 112Titleist SM5 64 wedge 100
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Drop Zone, Drop Area, or Drop Circle; call them whatever; they’re all the same thing; a designated
place to drop balls, established by the committee, when it may not be practical to proceed as a rule may require.
(In layman’s terms – it’s an attempt to be fair. Just don’t let the Golf Gods know you want fairness.)
Most courses use Drop Zones (DZ) and most players misuse them. Observations have shown as high as 96% misuse by casual players and 64% of tournament play-ers. This may be attributed to the fact that DZ usage is only addressed in the appendix rather than the main body of the rule book. (p 135/2012-15 edition).
What We Need to Know !The Committee:1. There must be a justifiable reason for establish-ing a DZ. 2. It should be considered as an “Additional Option” under the relief provisions of a rule.3. Its use can be restricted and needs to be specif-ic, i.e.: “in use for casual play but not tournament play”, “only at certain times of the year”, “mandatory rather than optional”.4. When used in conjunction with TIO relief very spe-cific language must be employed to avoid its misuse.5. More than one DZ may be established for a sin-gle condition, i.e.; “using the nearest DZ to where a ball entered a condition allowing relief.”6. If defining a DZ with paint, a 3’ di-ameter circle works well. Try to avoid locations which will trigger re-drops. Remember, the line itself is within the DZ.The Player:1. Should become familiar with the conditions governing play, be it casual or tourna-ment. (Read the Notice!)2. When utiliz-ing a DZ the follow-
ing provisions apply:a. The ball must hit the ground within the DZ when dropped.b. One does not need to stand within the DZ when dropping or playing the ball.c. The ball, when dropped, does not have to re-main within the DZ. It is a drop zone not a “play from zone”.d. The ball may come to rest nearer the hole than where it hit the ground; up to two club lengths.e. The ball may come to rest nearer the hole than:i. Its original position before the drop (R20-2b)ii. The nearest point of relief or maximum available relief. (R24-2,25-1,25-3)iii. The point where it last entered a water hazard. (R26-1)f. The rules on Dropping & Re-dropping, with the exceptions of “d” and “e” above are in effect. (R20-2;p 81-82)
In summary, committee, you are charged with the care-ful placement and designation of the DZ; Players, you have the responsibility of knowing the conditions and rules governing their use. Combining both will facili-tate the play of the game. Isn’t that the objective we all seek to achieve in this game we all love to hate and hate to love.
We Don't Need No Stinkin Rules; But if we got em let's Unnerstan' em!- Rich Langston and Mike Rice, Colorado PGA Rules Officials
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